Controlling means for headlights.



J. A. MODER. CONTROLLING MEANS FOR HBADLIGHTS.

' APPLIOATIONYIILED MAY 16, 1910.

983,455) Patentd Feb. 7, 1911 l as cnrrnn sfrarns PATENT canoe JOHN ANDREW MODER. or LAURIUM. MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR or 0NE-HALF TO JOHN FRANK DUPONT, or LAURIUM, MICHIGAN.

CONTROLLING MEANS FOR HEADLIGHTS.

assess.

To all whom it may concern:

a citizen of the l'n'ited States, residing at ling Means for Headlights; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inventiom such as will enable others skilled in the art to which he pertains to make and usethe same.

- l y invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in controlling means for head lights and more particularly to that class adapted to be used in connection with motcr propelled vehicles and my object is to f -provide means for adjustably mounting the lights -'upon the vehicle.

A further object is to provide means for attaching the lights to the steering mechanism. of the vehicle. A

i A further object is to provide means for compensating for Wear on the parts of the controlling means, and, a further object is and down'movement of the vehicle body. Other objects and advantages will be herelnafter "referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim; In the accompanying drawings which-are made a part of this application. Figure 1 is atop plan .view of a portion of the front I, ig. 2 is a side elevation of the light. con {trolling mechanism removed from the ve- "lfllClQ, and, Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of parts of the light controlling inechanisn'i.

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vehicle, to the ends of which are attached spindles 2, said spindles having the usual or lany preferred form of wheels 3 mounted thereon. The spindles 2 are pivot-ally attached to the axle 1, so that the wheels can be readily turned to guide the vehicle, each Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 16,

lie it known that i. don) i'lxmuaw Monro,

to provide means for compensating the up axle of a vehicle showing my improved light l .fi'pn'trolllng mechanism attached thereto. 5

Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

1910. Serial No. 561,684.

a when the vehicle is making a turn, the light will be thrown in the direction of the travel of the front wheels of the vehicle audto this end, I provide a shaft (3, which is roadapted to be secured to the bed of the vehicle. That portion of the shaft 6 above the clip is preferably extended in a hori i zontal position and forwardly of the-clip, the outer end of said section 8 having a foil:

The upper end of the bar 11 is bifurcated to receive the lower end of the shaft (5, said portion of, the shaft 6, any suitable form of lock nut 13 being .used to bed t-heboltin engagement therewith. The opposite end of the bar 11 is provided with ai-ball 13 which enters seats 14 in thearms 1110f a'yoke 16, said yoke forming a socket id?" the ball and the arms are retained in en gement. with the ball by extending a bolt 1 transversely through said arms and as the 'ball and seats gjbecome worn, the arms may be adjusted toward each other to compensate for such wear. The yoke 16 terminates in a socket,

tatably mounted in a clip 7, which clip is 9 thereon, to whichis secured the lamp 10,

bar being pivotally attached to the shaft (3 by introducing a bolt 11 through the bifur= cated endof the bar-11 and the interposed 5 18, which socket; is mounted upon a stem 19 1 carried by a clip 20, said'clip being em- I ployed for securing the stem to the rod 5.-

l By pivotally attaching the bafill and pivotally inountingthe yoke 16 upon the rod allel withthe rod, any downward-movement of the vehicle body, as when t-rat'elin'g over rough roads, will not afl'eet: the action of: the I bar 11, as said bar can move downwardly as well as rearwardly when the body of the to the steering rod 5 in the manner shown, it will be readily seen that when the rod is moved lengthwise to properly guide the wheels, the shaft 6 will be rotated and the rays from the lam travel of the vehice. Bythis construction, it will be readily seen that the light will always be maintained in the line of travel vehicle descends. By attaching the bar 11 cast in the direction 'of 5 and extending said yoke substantially parshift; the hetiii lights on the vehicle so that cheaply constructed and can be attached'to I spindle having a crank 4 attached tothe of the front wheels of the vehicle, thus af-' 53 l 5 pivoted end, to which is pivotally secured a 'fording the driver a View of the road imxuc-v g I said rod being attached to the usual diately in front of the vehicle at alltimes,

Q01 anypreferred form of steering mechawhen the vehicle makin a turn or when 'nism (not shown). "-traveling stra' fo'rwa y. It W 1]l fur- The prime object. of my invention is to ther be seen 7 Q t the device cannbe very u any vehieie ein 'iloying this form of steerii'ig said shaft and having, the opposed end thereof pro ided with a ball, a yoke having i seats therein engaging said ball, means to adjust said yoke to said ball, said yoke'ter" iniit'ating in a socket, a stem extending through said socket, and means to secure said stem. to said steering rod.

2. In a device of the character described,

7 the combination with a steering rod of a motor vehiclef of a shaft having one end' I thereof forked, a lamp adapted to be seated Hi the forked portion of said shaft, a clip 5 engaging said shaft and secured to the verod pivoted at oncend to the lower end of i being provided with a ball, a yoke having seats therein engaging said ball, means to securely adptst said oke to said ball, said yoke terininatin in a socket, a stem extend- 1 111g through sau socket and means to secure said stem to said steering rod, for thepurpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN AXDREW' MODER. Witnesses MALDE Moum.

FRAN CES G. Momzn.

hicle. a rod having one end thereof hifurcated'and pivotallyengaging the lower end of said shaft, the opposite end of said shaft 

